chromium 6

Recently in the news we have heard a lot about Chromium in drinking water and we want to be sure and discuss with you how this can be addressed.
Hexavalent chromium refers to chemical compounds that contain the element chromium in the +6 oxidation state. Virtually all chromium ore is processed via hexavalent chromium, specifically the salt sodium dichromate.
In recognizing the negative health effects of drinking water tainted with trace levels of Chromium VI, (also known ...[READ MORE]

Last Call At The Oasis - Erin Brockovich & Peter Gleick Documentary
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The global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century. We can manage this problem, but only if we are willing to act now. Last Call at the Oasis is a powerful new documentary that shatters myths behind our most precious resource. This film exposes defects in the current system, shows communities already struggling with its ill-effects and highlights individuals ...[READ MORE]

NRDC, EWG Sue to Protect Millions of Californians from Contaminated Drinking Water
An Estimated 31 Million People Exposed to Cancer-Causing “Erin Brockovich” Chemical
SAN FRANCISCO (August 14, 2012) –The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group today sued the California Department of Public Health for failing to protect millions of Californians from hexavalent chromium, the cancer-causing chemical made infamous in the movie “Erin Brockovich” for contaminating ...[READ MORE]

Recent coverage of hexavalent chromium (also known as chromium 6) in some of our nation's water supplies vilified the wrong institutions: our municipal water utilities. The real culprits are the industries that dump this and other pollutants into our drinking water sources, and the elected officials who are short-sightedly failing to fund our drinking and wastewater systems.
I repeat: tap water and the public agencies that provide it are not the enemy.
A vital resource, tap water is sometimes ...[READ MORE]

In December, EWG published the first national investigation of the suspected carcinogen chromium-6 -- also known as hexavalent chromium -- in drinking water in 35 cities around the country. Recently, Senators Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced Senate Bill 79, the Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Hexavalent Chromium Act of 2011.
The Boxer/Feinstein bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to act within a year to set a safe limit for ...[READ MORE]

PRESS RELEASE
Millions of Americans are at potential risk from Chromium VI contamination in their drinking water. Homeowners can protect themselves from the contaminant with a Multipure drinking water system.
New reports from the Washington Post and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) indicate the suspected carcinogen is more widespread than previously thought – appearing in the drinking water of 31 major cities across the US. Chromium six (Cr (VI), hexavalent chromium) is a metal species ...[READ MORE]

Chromium-6 Is Widespread in US Tap Water
Cancer-causing chemical found in 89 percent of cities sampled
Laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG) have detected hexavalent chromium, the carcinogenic “Erin Brockovich chemical,” in tap water from 31 of 35 American cities. The highest levels were in Norman, Okla.; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Riverside, Calif. In all, water samples from 25 cities contained the toxic metal at concentrations above the safe maximum recently ...[READ MORE]

Although there are hundreds of brands of home water filters, they all rely on a small number of technologies to remove contaminants, That does not mean that every filter using a given technology is as good as another, but it does mean that you can get a good idea of the general pros and cons of the different systems relatively easily.
A few tips to keep in mind when looking at filters:
•Some filters use a combination of technologies, while others rely on a single one.
•To ensure that a filter ...[READ MORE]

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Welcome to the water filter lady’s blog! Meet Laura…

I have been in the water filter business for 12 years. My goal is to help educate you.
Deciding to drink filtered tap water instead of bottled water can have huge benefits for the earth. We can eliminate unnecessary waste going into our landfills and oceans, cut back on the energy it takes to produce and transport the bottles, reduce our exposure to harmful chemicals like BPA, and stop supporting an industry moving to turn water from a common resource into an expensive commodity.
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